WASHINGTON (February 25, 2011)The U.S. Department of Defense today announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.

Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $43,366,451 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-09-D-0020) to exercise an option for contractor logistics services and technical engineering services in support of the KC-130J aircraft propulsion system for the Marine Corps, which includes the AE 2100D3 turboprop engine and the R 391 propeller. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in February 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman System Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $34,941,216 cost- plus-incentive-fee undefinitized contract action for non-recurring engineering efforts required to design, integrate, and test all hardware, firmware, and software changes required to incorporate advanced threat warning into the current the Department of Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures AN/AAQ-24(V) 25 Missile Warning Sensor. Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill. (82 percent); Goleta, Calif. (6 percent); Owego, N.Y. (5 percent); Middleton, Wis. (2 percent); Tulsa, Okla. (1 percent); Saxonburg, Pa. (1 percent); Kirkland Wash. (1 percent); and various locations in the United States (2 percent). Work is expected to be completed in February 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-11-C-0017).

L-3 Communication Systems, Salt Lake City, Utah, was awarded on Feb. 24 a $32,010,002 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-09-C-0059) to exercise an option for the procurement of hardware for the common data link Hawklink system for the MH-60R helicopter, including the manufacture, test, and delivery of six AN/SRQ-4(Ku) radio terminal sets (RTS) for ship small surface combatants and 52 AN/ARQ-59 RTSs. Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed in June 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

All Native Service Co., Bellevue, Neb., is being awarded a $14,634,744 cost-plus-fixed fee research and development contract for technology advancement support services to enhance sensor technologies in areas such as infrared, laser, thermal imaging and other related sensor technologies. The Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate currently has a Cerberus Lite system which requires a trailer mounted vehicle to transport the system. Contractor support services are required to promote research and development which will result in a prototype of a Cerberus Lite system, capable of becoming a four-person, hand-carried portable unit. The contract includes two options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $44,398,511. Work will be performed at Fort Belvoir, Va. (23 percent); Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. (11 percent); Fort Rucker, Ala. (11 percent); Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif. (11 percent); Fort Sill, Okla. (11 percent); Fort Huachuca, Ariz. (11 percent); Redstone, Ala. (11 percent); and Jefferson Proving Grounds, Ind. (11 percent). Work is expected to be completed by February 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. This contract was procured as an 8(a) requirement acquisition in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5). The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Md., is the contracting activity (N00174-11-D-0009).

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, was awarded on Feb. 24 a $13,115,150 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for non recurring engineering associated with the upgrade of the CV-22 dual digital map system and the electrical system, including system improvements, integration and program management. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (92 percent), and Fort Worth, Texas (8 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2015. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $12,587,942 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of the MV-22 and CV-22 AE1107C engines, to include 14 low power repairs and 6,565 engine flight hours. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $12,587,942 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on Feb. 24 a $10,785,892 order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for the procurement of 24 multipurpose display indicators; 12 horizontal situation displays; and 37 install kits (AFC-430, AFC-493, and AYC-1363) in support of the Navy aircrew common ejection seat retrofit for the F/A-18A/B/C/D aircraft. Work will be performed in Toronto, Ontario (57 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (24 percent); Halifax, Nova Scotia (3 percent); Grand Rapids, Mich. (2 percent); Sylmar, Calif. (1 percent); Tempe, Ariz. (1 percent); El Paso, Texas (1 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (1 percent); and various locations throughout the United States (10 percent). Work is expected to be completed in February 2013. Contract funds in the amount of $10,785,892 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Feb. 24 an $8,659,976 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0004) to exercise an option for the procurement of VH-3D executive helicopter special progressive aircraft rework, vendor repairables and component overhaul. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., and is expected to be completed in January 2012. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year in the amount of $8,659,976. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.